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Mississippi Studies
Ch. 3 Test Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What three major European countries struggled for control of the New World? | Spain, France, England |
| What phrase would Native Americans use to describe the Mississippi River? | The waters that lost itself into the great sea |
| Who was the first European given credit for discovering the Mississippi river? | Hernando de Soto |
| What is the word used to describe a Spanish explorer/conqueror? | Conquestador |
| In what year did Columbus first set sail for the Spanish crown? | 1492 |
| What was the first European settlement on the Mississippi River? | Natchez |
| In 1716 the French built a fort on the Mississippi River. What was the name of this fort? | Fort Rosaile |
| What does the phrase Code Noir mean in English? | Black Codes |
| Which European power would have had the most influence in South America? | Spain |
| What did the Natchez Tribe call their spiritual/tribal leader? | The Great Sun |
| What is an area of land controlled by a distant country called? | colony |
| Who is given credit for discovering the modern day lands of Arkansas, Georgia, and Mississippi? | Hernando de Soto |
| What city was established in 1718 on the Mississippi River? | New Orleans |
| What country established the "Crescent City" on the banks of the Mississippi River? | France |
| What were special laws created for African slaves called? | Black Codes/Code Noir |
| What Spanish Conquistador was buried by weighting his body down and sunk in the Mississippi River so not to be discovered by the Natchez Indians? | Hernando de Soto |
| What territory did La Salle claim for France? | All lands and tributaries of the Mississippi River and named it the Louisiana Province |
| How did the policies of the Spanish authorities attract settlers to Natchez? | Gave away liberal land grants and guaranteed religious freedom for Jews and Protestants |
| When did Mississippi become an American possession? | March 30, 1798 |
| What was a Casquette girl? | French girls brought over to the New World to marry French settlers and soldiers |
| What treaty would end the American Revolution and establish the United States as a sovereign country? | Treaty of Paris of 1783 |
| Describe what "firewater" was... | Whiskey, often sold to Native Americans |
| Why did the Natchez District remain loyal to the British during the American Revolution? | Most prominent Natchez citizens were former British soldiers |
| Who won the French and Indian War? | England |
| Why was control of the Mississippi River considered so important in the early 1700's? | control of the river meant an economic and military advantage for whomever possessed it |
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